Charles POV
By the time we left the auction party, it was already raining outside. The rain grew heavier with every
passing minute, and it showed no sign of stopping. A gust of cold wind blew over, causing Caroline‘s
shoulders to tremble, "Do you feel cold?"
I took my coat off and draped it over her.
"Caroline, wait for me here, okay? I‘m going to fetch an umbrella."
"No, Charles.It‘s raining pretty hard.You‘ll just get yourself wet."
Caroline grabbed ny sleeve, worried of letting me go.I stopped in my tracks and tried to comfort her.
"Relax, love.I‘ll be back soon."
Thereafter, I ran across the rain to my car, took out an umbrella from inside the car, and went back to
Caroline Pretty soon, her figure came into view.
My jacket was oversized for her and made her look even more petite than she already was.I quickened
my pace and reached my hand out to her.
"Let‘s go, Caroline."
"Okay!"
She held my hand firmly.
I held the umbrella with one hand, and wrapped my other hand around her waist as we went on our
way toward the car.
As soon as we reached the car and went inside, Caroline took out some tissues from her bag and
handed them to me.
She frowned at me and said, "Wipe yourself quickly.You‘re sopping wet!"
I spread my arms out, leaning against the back of the seat and refusing to take the tissues.
"Do it for me," I suggested.
Caroline blushed right away, but she began wiping my face with the tissues anyway.
"There! You‘re all done," she remarked, throwing the completely wet tissues into the trash bag.
Afterwards, she sat upright.I looked down and pointed at my wet shirt.
"It‘s still wet," I remarked.
Feeling like she had no other choice, Caroline took out a few more pieces of tissue and used them to
wipe my shirt for me.
The fabric of my shirt was quite thin, so it was easily soaked with water.
It clung to my chest tightly, revealing my abdominal muscles.
The way Caroline stroked her hand across my chest was starting to turn me on. My temperature was
rising and my breathing was getting heavier by the second.
Unable to endure it any longer, I grabbed her wrist and pulled her into my arms.
"Charles, I haven‘t finished yet!"
Caroline remarked as she tensed up and tried to escape me.
I held her even tighter and whispered to her ear, "Be a good girl and don‘t move, Caroline."
I tried my best to restrain the surging desire in my heart for if I didn‘t, I might end up having sex with her
in the car Fortunately, Caroline stopped moving and decided to snuggle up to me.
Now, only the sound of my heavy gasping could be heard inside the car.
After a while, Caroline began adjusting her position.
Thereafter, I let go of her and handed her a document, Help Me Wipe !
"What‘s this?"
she asked, blinking in confusion, "Why don‘t you read it first?"
Once she had finished reading the document, Caroline‘s eyes widened in shock. I gave her a smile and
explained, "It‘s a share transfer agreement.All you need to do now is to sign it."
"Charles, how in the world did you gather so many shares of the Wilson Group?" she exclaimed I
handed her a pen, gently rubbing her ring finger, which wore the pink diamond ring I gave her.
"During the time that Adam was selling his shares, I asked Richard to buy all of them.As for the
remaining shares, he transferred them voluntarily," I told her.
"Charles, did you do something to Adam? All of these shares amount to his entire fortune.Why on earth
would he transfer them to you so easily?"
Caroline frowned, visibly nervous.
I patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.
"Compared to survival, these don‘t matter much to him.Adam is an adult man, and he knows the
consequences of the choices he makes.Once these shares have been legally transferred to you, Adam
will no longer have the right to challenge you ever again, and nobody in your company will ever push
you around!"
Caroline‘s eyes turned red.
I could feel how grateful she was to me just by looking into her eyes.
"Thank you so much, Charles!"
I chuckled at her response, ruffled her hair, and bantered, "If you really want to thank me, why don‘t you
show your appreciation some other way?"
Slowly, her face turned red.She scoffed at me and turned her face away.
"Nice try!"
I knew that I wouldn‘t be able to push my luck, so I gave up for the time being.
The car drove forward cautiously as the pouring rain drummed against the windshield.
It was very quiet inside the car.
As time passed by, Caroline began to feel sleepy.
Her head was leaning against the backseat, and it was slowly moving down.I quickly held her head and
placed it on my shoulder.
Caroline rubbed her face against my shoulder and soon drifted into sleep.I stared at her delicate,
beautiful sleeping face, unable to resist the urge to smile.
‘I’m so damn happy… Caroline finally came back to me! This is a blessing from God"
No matter what might happen in the future, I vowed never to let go of her hand again.
Soon, we arrived at the villa where Caroline lived.She was still sleeping soundly.
I didn‘t want to wake her up, because if she were to wake up, I would have to part with her.
How I wished she could sleep like this for a while longer.
More time passed by and the rain gradually stopped.
Finally, Caroline woke up.
"Am I home?"
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat upright.
"You are," I remarked, tucking her hair behind her ears.
Then, I gave her a nod and a bright smile.
Caroline yawned, picked up her bag, and was about to get off the car.
"I‘ll see you next time," she said.
But before she could leave, I grabbed her wrist.
"Caroline, it‘s time for dinner."
She paused for a moment and looked at me in confusion.
"Um… so?"
"Aren‘t you going to invite me to stay for dinner?"
I was really looking forward to hear her answer.
Caroline chuckled at me and said, "Nope! The kids are waiting for you at home.You should go back
right away."
Disappointed, I heaved a heavy sigh.
"Caroline, it‘s fine if you don‘t want me to stay, but you have to make it up to Help Me Wipes me
somehow."
"Make it up to you for what?" she asked.
"Try to figure it out," I told her.
Caroline looked back at me; her eyes, sparkling.
She then leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.
The soft feeling of her lips disappeared before I could even savor their taste.
Caroline used this opportunity to remove my hand from her and trotted away before I could react.
Just as she was about to enter the house, she turned around and waved at me.
"Good night!" she said gleefully.
"Good night." I stared at her until she disappeared into the house.
Edward‘s POV:
At dinner, I heard someone knocking on the door.
Thus, I asked the servant to open it.
Soon, I heard the servant screaming outside.I frowned, put my knife and fork down, and hurriedly went
outside.
"What happened?"
Outside the door, Adam was standing drenched in the rain.
He was barely able to stand, let alone walk.His clothes were tattered, revealing his festering wounds.
"Edward, help me!"
The sound of Adam‘s voice was weak, and he was pleading for pity.
"What the hell happened to you, Adam?" I asked in shock.
Adam gritted his teeth.
His eyes were filled with all the hatred a man could muster.
"This is all Charles‘ fault! He swindled all of my shares and told his men to beat the crap out of me!
Edward, I thought I‘d never see you again!"
Having heard his response, I quickly understood why Charles had done something like that.
It was easy to guess that he just wanted to take revenge on Adam for Caroline‘s sake.
Even though I hated it whenever Charles meddled in my family‘s affairs, he did the right thing this time.
I scowled at Adam and replied, "Why don’t you look at yourself in the mirror first, and ask yourself what
horrible things you‘ve done before running your mouth and blaming other people?"
Adam‘s eyes were filled with indignation and disbelief.
"Edward, I am your brother! Why are you taking someone else‘s side over me?"
"Well, Caroline is my daughter! Have you ever thought of me as your brother every time you tried to lay
your dirty hands on her?" I shouted back.
Adam staggered and fell to the ground.He crawled his way towards me, grabbed my trousers and
pleaded, "Edward, I understand that I‘m at fault.I‘m so sorry, brother! I will never cause trouble for
Caroline again! Charles has crossed a line! I asked him to spare me for your sake, but he didn‘t even
take you seriously!"
"Edward, you and Adam are brothers.Whatever dispute you have, you should solve it by
yourselves.Charles is an outsider, so it‘s none of his business, isn‘t it?"
Olivia chimed in.
"Shut up! You know nothing.Don‘t poke your nose where it doesn‘t belong!" I growled at her.
Feeling aggrieved, Olivia replied, "I‘m only saying this for your own good, Edward.Stop nursing your
feud with your brother.Look at Adam! He‘s in an awful state.If anything happens to him, you‘ll regret it
for the rest of your life."
Upon hearing that, most of my anger disappeared.
Though it was true that Adam had done so many horrible things, it was also true that he was still my
brother.I heaved a sigh and said to the servant, "Prepare a room for him and tell the family doctor to
come over."
Happy of my change of heart, Adam said, "I knew you wouldn‘t abandon me, Edward.Thank you!"
"As soon as you recover, leave my house at once.I‘m only taking you in for the time being.I advise you
to behave Wipe It yourself.Otherwise, don‘t blame me for being rude to you," I responded, scoffing at
him.
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